CONFLICTED

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History #58

An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.

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    Feb 19, 2025 – 23:48
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    Oct 2, 2024 – 38:34
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    Aug 7, 2024 – 12:46
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